Thread: Further Thoughts about Red Cobb with Cobb back
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Old 03-11-2007, 10:44 AM
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Default Further Thoughts about Red Cobb with Cobb back
Posted By: JimB

Ted,
Great post card. I believe that when the American Tobacco Trust monopoly was broken up by the government in an anti-trust suit in 1911 that part of the holdings went or were sold to Liggett and Meyers. Thus, it is possible that the Factory 33 could have been a part of ATT before 1911 and Liggett and Meyers afterwards. Either way, I can't help but fantacize about all the Ty Cobb back cards that may have been in that factory at one time.
JimB

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